Where are you going to study?

Cathrine Strømø

NLH has cooperation agreements within many subject areas and in most parts of the world. The variety is huge, there are many possibilities, and the choice is yours!

Here you find details about the different partner universities:

Erasmus for EU countries, Nordplus for Nordic countries, and bilateral agreements further away. Another alternative is field work abroad in connection with the Master’s thesis. You can also travel to a country or study at an institution which NLH does not have an agreement with, however then you have to arrange most of it yourself.

Others’ experience:
Contact other students that already have studied abroad. Via www.siu.no/iris you find reports from others’ stays at different universities abroad. In the exchange library in the Economy Building we also have a binder with hard-copy travel reports.

In this way you can get help to choose what is best for you, and you can search for appropriate places to study. But first and foremost you should consider what you want to get out of a period of study abroad.

Start as early as possible to consider factors such as language, courses and what experience you want to get from it. The more you know about the countries and teaching institutions, the easier it is to make up your mind. Therefore begin to search for information early!

Academic benefit:
What will fit best into your course combination? If you find courses that are not offered at NLH, this can broaden your degree and give it the finishing touches! Most universities have specialist areas, and by choosing a university that match your subject area, it will strengthen your education. Free courses, project work and field work are other flexible possibilities.

Language:
It can of course be an advantage to travel to a country where you know the language or a university where the lectures are held in English. You must be able to follow the lectures and pass the exams in the host country. However, as an exchange student, you also get a golden opportunity to learn a language that you know a little from before, or to learn a new language. When the teaching language is not English, you can get NOK 15,000 in scholarship from Lånekassen (the State Educational Loan Fund) if you take a language course for at least 4 weeks before you begin studying.

Recommended programmes of study:
Some programmes of study are specially organised. This means that the department has chosen one or more partner institutions to find the courses that fit best for the students. By doing this, we arrange for you to have a period of study abroad and, with that, to get international competence thrown into it as an integrated part of your programme of study. Check whether or not there are such specially organised programmes in your department.

It is easy to travel abroad, especially if you know where you want to go and what you want to study. If you travel through one of NLH’s exchange agreements, you will get help and advice throughout the application process. In addition, you will generally get exemption from student fees or a special agreement which ensures that the fees are covered by Lånekassen.


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